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SONG FOR DEAD CHILDREN by MURIEL RUKEYSER

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First Line: WE SET WREATHS OF BRIGHTNESS ON THE GRAVES OF THE PASSIONATE
Last Line: loud in defiance of death, the helpless lie
Subject(s): DEATH - CHILDREN; DEATH - BABIES;

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/55495/song-for-dead-children-56d23729be5a8



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